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The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced today the prescribed annual interest rates that will apply to any amounts owed to the CRA and to any amounts owed by the CRA to individuals and corporations. These rates will be in effect from July 1, 2017, to September 30, 2017. There have been no changes to the prescribed interest rates […]

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) confirmed Monday that it will not seek leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada the decision of the Federal Court of Appeal that granted BP Canada Energy Company’s (BP Canada) appeal of an order to release certain records to the CRA. The CRA believes the ability to obtain […]

if you are self-employed or the spouse or common-law partner of someone who is, the deadline to file your 2016 income tax and benefit return is midnight on June 15, 2017. The legislated due date for any balance owing is April 30. However, since that date is a Sunday in 2017, the Canada Revenue Agency […]

Do you use form RC59, Business Consent, to get online access to your business clients’ information in Represent a Client? If you do, here are three important things you should know: After May 15, to request online access to tax information for a business, you will need to complete the authorization request in Represent a Client. Form RC59 will no […]

As a self-employed person , you and your spouse or common-law partner have until midnight on Thursday, June 15, 2017, to file your 2016 income tax and benefit returns. The legislated date for paying an income tax balance(tax obligations) owing is April 30. Since that date is a Sunday in 2017, the Canada Revenue Agency […]

Most Canadian income tax and benefit returns for 2016 are due on April 30, 2017. However, as this date is a Sunday, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will consider your tax return as filed on time and your payment to be made on time if it receives your submission by midnight on May 1, 2017, […]